Bulletin Autumn‧Winter 2005

The 62nd Congregation for th e Confermen t OF Degree s An Address Given by Prof. K i ng Yeo Chi Ambrose T o d a yT h e C h i n e s e U n i v e r s i t y o f H o n g K o n g h a s b e s t o w e d u p o n m e them o s t p r e c i o u s h o n o u r I h a ve r e c e i v ed i n my l i f e t i m e b ya d m i t t i n g m e t o t h e degree o f D o c t o r o f L a w s , honoris causa. I t is also a t r e m e n d o u s p r i v i l e ge f o r m e t o be t h us elevated i nthe c o m p a ny o f f i ve d i s t i n g u i s h e d i n d i v i d u a l s, n a m e l y M r . W a n g D a o h a n, M r . L i e n C h a n , M r . V i n c e n t C h e n g H o i - c h u e n , M r . R i c h a r d J . Ro b e r t s a n d M r . L i Y i h y u a n. On b e h a lf o fall the h o n o r a r y graduates, I w o u ld l i k e t oc o n v ey m y heartfelt t h a n ks t othe Un i v e r s i t y. T h e h o n o r a r y degree j u s t g r a n t ed t om e b y T he Chinese U n i v e r s i t y carries w i t h i ta v e r y special me a n i n g. I h a ve w o r k e d i n t h is u n i v e r s i ty f o r 34 y e a rs a n d, l i k e t h e l a d i es a n d g e n t l e m en o f the g r a d u a t i ng class t o d a y, I a m e x p e r i e n c i ng f o r the f i r s t t i me the j o y o f r e c e i v i n g a C U H K degree, a n d the f i r s t taste o f b e i ng a zhongdaren (a p e r s on f r o m T he Chines e Un i v e r s i t y ) . N o w , w i t h y o u r leave, m a y I say a f ew w o r d s t o my f e l l ow zhongdaren. 4 2 Chinese University Bulletin Autumn • Winter 2005